D.J. Richardson

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I'm hearing that the book is starting to arrive (though some are late because of Covid-related delays). If you like the book, please consider leaving a review on the site where you purchased it -- Amazon, B&N, Indigo -- or on any site you might belong to like Goodreads or BookBub. Thanks very much!

Below is our online Book Release Party. The event starts around the seven minute mark - just click ahead for the start.

RELEASED TODAY: IN HER OWN FOOTSTEPS, the story of Flora Ross, and her struggle to build a nursing career in the midst of the 1859 Pig War of San Juan Island. Join the online Release Party tonight, 9/15, at 7:00 p.m. Pacific register for the FREE Zoom link here: https://sidedooraccess.com/shows/fLuk7fiqdhc2EJh3EvfW or livestream the event at https://www.facebook.com/djrichardsonauthor

TOMORROW NIGHT BOOK RELEASE PARTY: Join us on Zoom and participate in the event, or watch the livestream it here, on this page. We’ll be joined by special guests Mark Bourrie and Fern Perkins, to discuss the book, the history, and lots more. Register for a Zoom link here: https://sidedooraccess.com/shows/fLuk7fiqdhc2EJh3EvfW

Curious about "In Her Own Footsteps," but not sure if it should be your next read? The first few pages are excerpted on the Butterwort Books website. Have a quick read and see if you want to read some more. https://www.butterwortbooks.com/excerpt

EVENT UPDATE: Mark Bourrie, author of Bush Runner, the wonderful biography of Pierre Radisson, will be joining us at the book launch for a discussion about writing history in the era of the internet, and the responsibilities an author has to subjects who were real people. Come join us. Register here for the Zoom link: https://sidedooraccess.com/shows/fLuk7fiqdhc2EJh3EvfW

I feel like celebrating!! A long, long time ago, I wrote a college paper, and came across some information that triggered a lifetime obsession. Part one of that obsession is being released on Sept. 15, and I'm throwing an online party with special guests, like Flora's grand grand niece and Métis history educator Fern Perkins (and more). It's free (but BYOB, of course). Come join us and chat about some fascinating history!! Just register on Side Door to get the link, here: https://sidedooraccess.com/shows/fLuk7fiqdhc2EJh3EvfW

A few new Pre-Order Links are posted for independent bookstores in the U.S. (Seattle, Los Angeles), joining a few in Canada (Victoria, Calgary, Winnipeg), as well as some links for the U.K. and Australia. www.butterwortbooks.com

A last living relic of the Hudson Bay Company's time in Fort Vancouver--an apple tree planted in 1826--has died. A tree older than Victoria. Older than British Columbia. https://www.cnn.com//old-apple-tree-vancouver-w/index.html

Pre-Order links are coming online for In Her Own Footsteps: Flora Ross and Her Struggle for Identity and Independence in the Colonial West. U.S. and Canadian links are posted on the website www.butterwortbooks.com, and will be updated as new ones are online, especially for independent bookstores. The Canadian prices for hardcover and paperback have increased above the suggested retail price given exchange rate changes since the book is printed in the U.S., and I hope they will come back down soon.